the original Grub4Dos way can. Just follow the same procedure as with the GRUB2 way.

This method suggests adding the word "persistent" to the "linux" line in the grub.cfg file. In grub4 dos there is no grub.cfg file only the menu.lst. The menu.lst file does not contain the "linux" line that is

I often see these -- in the end of a boot code.
I never heard an explanation for them? Is it for parsing too long lines
to prevent the parser to drop instructions due to too long line?

Edit after testing to add the word persistent to the line as indicated above

It boots the same as without it but it does not save any changes
either of Date and Time or Loudspeaker volume or coding of
browser or what homepage to use or setting of keyboard map
so what can be tested now that that did not work?

Don't one need a casper-rw file so the program for persistence
can find it and use it for changes?_________________I use Google Search on Puppy Forum
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I have done this and am now able to boot ubuntu with "persistence". So far I have downloaded an installed 581 updates. I have also installed VLC and Flashplayer. Downloading and installing these seemed very slow. I thought this might be something to do with demand on the repositories as I also installed addblock and flashblock in Firefox and this seemed about normal or a difference in speed between a flash drive and an hdd. All I have done is still there after rebooting several times. I have also added my two favourite Puppies as frugal installs to the fat32 partition and both are booting properly. I am very pleased with this. Thanks for your help in getting it working.
I did wonder how often ubuntu writes to the flash drive. Is it possible to do with ubuntu what can be done with puppy and only allow saving to the flash drive at shutdown or even elect not to save at all?

Before I have already total about 230 multibootable Linux liveos include windows, dos & android on 500 GB usb external HD with multiple partitions.
I move everything to 2Tb external HD with 10 partitions (some ntfs, vfat, ext3 and one for partnew partition) and put 20 additional isos which bootable with partnew methode but unfortunatly the 20 isos will not boot on old pc pentium 4 (2 Gb rambus).
Without partnew methode all isos, flat files (frugal), imgs just work fine on that machine. I think Partnew methode is not for old computers???.
At the moment I dont have another old computer for testing.

There are a lot of loader alternatives you can choose depending on your need.
I have no idea which other loader can support ntfs, vfat, linux ext* and cdfs format.
I use all formats for multiboot on a usb external HD and it suppose to work on a lot of computers, but not for uefi.
Some limitations each format what I know so far:
vfat can not handel a file over 4 Gb
linux ext* will not support windows and iso file
Many linux liveos(s) do not support ntfs
cdfs will not work on extended partition

Sorry I am too lazy to go through each post and only quote
the exact text that tells me that if them have any say in the future
then there will be no GRUB4DOS anymore That is how I read them_________________I use Google Search on Puppy Forum
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nooby, I think you got the wrong idea. The upshot of the other thread is that isolinux is the most likely thing to be able to boot nearly anywhere. grub4dos is way more flexible where it can be used -but a LiveCD that boots with *any* grub will fail to boot on some machines, where and *isolinux* Live CD will boot.

Amigo thanks for pointing out the real issue
and the driving motivation of that thread.

To find a boot loader that would always work
on a CD/DVD way of booting.

But on small computers like Netboots
they have no CD/DVD so one can use SD card reader
built in and that work also for the USB connector way
of booting but then one need a bootloader made for
booting a USB or SD Card.

rcrsn51 coming up with Isobooter works well
for USB I have tested it many times now.

So if all puppies goes over to *isolinux* Live
would that still work? Mabye it does I only felt
a scare feeling of the end of booting Puppies
this easy way?

What about *isolinux* Live and frugal install on the HD?
Would not that need Grub3dos if one have NTFS only partitions?

*isolinux* Live would need Fat32 or Ext2 or so on?

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